Tracey Baptiste Explained

Tracey Baptiste
Birth Date:7 March 1972
Birth Place:San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Nationality:American
Education:New York University (M.Ed)
Notable Works:Black Enough (2019)

Tracey Baptiste (born 7 March 1972) is a children's horror author from the Caribbean who uses folk stories in her novels.

Biography

Born in Trinidad in 1972, Tracey Baptiste moved to Brooklyn, NY, when she was fifteen.[1] She received with an M.Ed. in elementary education from New York University after finishing a B.A. in English and Comparative Literature.

Baptiste went on to work as an elementary school teacher[2] and then a textbook editor. She lives in New Jersey where she works on her own novels and is part of the faculty in Lesley University where she is part of their creative writing MFA program.[3]

Baptiste wrote The Crash, a Minecraft novel which debuted on the New York Times best seller list in 2018.[4] She also writes nonfiction books for children.[5]

Publications

Nonfiction books

Young readers

Middle grade

Fiction

Young adult

The Jumbies series

Picture books

Short fiction

Books edited

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tracey Baptiste. Simon & Schuster. 2020-02-22. 2020-02-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20200222194134/https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/authors/Tracey-Baptiste/20940059. live.
  2. Web site: New York Times bestselling author Tracey Baptiste headlines STEMCraft. Writer. Bobbi Booker Tribune Staff. The Philadelphia Tribune. en. 2020-04-03. 2018-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20181004003308/http://www.phillytrib.com/lifestyle/new-york-times-bestselling-author-tracey-baptiste-headlines-stemcraft/article_475af293-a863-5fc8-838b-a16a8148e2ba.html. live.
  3. Web site: Caribbean mermaids and evil spirits with Tracey Baptiste Lesley University. lesley.edu. 2020-04-03. 2021-06-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20210614063016/https://lesley.edu/podcasts/why-we-write/caribbean-mermaids-and-evil-spirits-with-tracey-baptiste. live.
  4. News: Children's Middle Grade Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - July 29, 2018 - The New York Times. The New York Times. en. 2020-04-03. 2019-11-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20191104191540/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2018/07/29/childrens-middle-grade-hardcover/. live.
  5. Book: Baptiste . Tracey . If You Were a Kid in the Wild West . 2018 . Scholastic Incorporated . 978-0-531-23215-6 . en.
  6. Web site: 2021-11-24 . Because Claudette by Tracey Baptiste . 2023-12-18 . Publishers Weekly. 2022-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130173206/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780593326404 . live .
  7. Web site: 2016-05-01 . The Totally Gross History of Ancient Egypt . 2023-12-18 . Booklist.
  8. Web site: 2021-09-16 . African Icons: Ten People Who Shaped History by Tracey Baptiste . 2023-12-18 . Publishers Weekly. 2022-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130173816/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781616209001 . live .
  9. Web site: 2023-02-01 . History Comics: Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin: Civil Rights Heroes . 2023-12-18 . Booklist.
  10. Web site: 2005-01-10 . ANGEL'S GRACE by Tracey Baptiste . 2023-12-18 . Publishers Weekly. 2023-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230909211329/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780689867736 . live .
  11. Web site: 2015-02-09 . The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste . 2023-12-18 . . 2023-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230922191050/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781616204143 . live .
  12. Web site: Bird . Betsy . 2015-04-28 . Review of the Day: The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste . 2023-12-18 . . en-US . 2023-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230331070827/https://afuse8production.slj.com/2015/04/28/review-of-the-day-the-jumbies-by-tracey-baptiste/ . live .
  13. Web site: 2017-09-01 . The Rise of the Jumbies . 2023-12-18 . Booklist.
  14. Web site: August 2018 . Rise of the Jumbies (Audiobook) . 2023-12-18 . Booklist.
  15. Web site: 2019-06-15 . The Jumbies God's Revenge . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200222194144/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/tracey-baptiste/the-jumbie-gods-revenge/ . 2020-02-22 . 2020-02-22 . Kirkus Reviews.
  16. Web site: Kirkwood . Melanie . 2020-02-07 . The Jumbie God's Revenge . 2023-12-18 . Booklist.
  17. Web site: 2021-09-01 . Looking for a Jumbie . 2023-12-18 . Booklist.
  18. Web site: 2022-02-24 . Marley and the Family Band by Cedella Marley, Tracey Baptiste . 2023-12-18 . Publishers Weekly. 2022-11-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130163419/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780593301111 . live .
  19. Web site: 2023-04-20 . Mermaid and Pirate by Tracey Baptiste . 2023-12-18 . Publishers Weekly. 2023-04-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230424154155/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781643750774 . live .
  20. Web site: October 22, 2018 . Black Enough: Stories of Being Young and Black in America by Tracey Baptiste (et al.) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608172640/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780062698728 . June 8, 2023 . December 12, 2023 . Publishers Weekly.
  21. Web site: 2020-09-30 . The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love, & Truth by . 2023-12-18 . Publishers Weekly.
  22. Web site: 2023-03-28 . Magic Has No Borders . 2023-12-18 . . 2023-08-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230816043715/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/sona-charaipotra/magic-has-no-borders/ . live .

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